Am looking out the window and trying to persuade myself that LK marathon is a good idea..........Oh well, I'm sure it will be lovely once we're started.

Will there be anywhere dry to leave a bag of warm clothes at the start/finish?- my lift will have left, and I'll get picked up by someone different later on. I may well need to leave a heavy jacket/ fleece trousers to wear befroe/ after race, or I'll freeze to death.

Hip niggle seems better after a week's mini-taper- I can't tolerate sitting for more than 1 hour or so, but walking, short jog, seem OK, so I think I should go for it.

Tricialitt, if you have no other offers, you are welcome to leave stuff in our car. I'll probably be one of the last ones in from the marathon. However, Elspeth is just marshalling (due to injury, unfortunately) so should be around.
Now settled in b+b in Aberfoyle after bumpy ride to Aberdeen last night.

Did the Demon Run 10miler today, great fun, loads of mud and scramble nets and wading and crawling through deep mud and water

Bf won... no surprise there! (Even with an injury!)But I was pleased with my time even though I wasn't really "racing" it... weirdly by the finish times, if I had did the 5 miler, the bit they cut out was the bit that slowed me down so l am sure I would have been very near the front (also the competition was less fierce in the shorter race!). Great day and really enjoyed it!

Went down town afterand got a bargain on a new wetsuit for my next OW tri (half price down to £100!! Great deal-Greaves saves the day again!).

Good luck to everyone tomorrow, I'll be wearing my club vest, yellow with big W on back... and that luck extends to Alison and Elspeth and all the other marshalls!

Mad snow in Glasgow now ! Hope all you marshalls and marathon runners are now back indoors and having a nice hot cup of tea (or stronger beverage!).

God I hate typing in this horrid font - my eyes are too old for this!!!

Anyhow, firstly huge congrats to FFB for putting on a great race, no fuss, just get on with the running , mile markers etc seemed to be spot on, we must use the same garmin .

Really enjoyed the run, glorious scenery, sun on the snowy mountains, never been that far along LK before so a real revelation! Lovely on the way out, sunny, running hilly but seemed quite easy, but then the return OMG, that wind ! So cold, and any downhill advantage pretty much lost because of running straight into the gusts. Really felt for the marathon runners that still had to face this on the return (and really glad I hadnt entered the marathon!! ). 2hrs 5mins, so a decent training run, very comparable with Cape Wrath half, road / terrain wise, although CW is possibly hillier in spots . Kept telling myself not to race it, although you do end up in kind of 'mini-competitions' with people.

Drove home through a blizzard! Tunnocks wafer greatly appreciated.

Well done all the marshalls and everyone else out running in the cold. Thought there might be more day trippers / mothers day outingers at LK, but guess it was too cold for them.

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